MELBOURNE CUP.
The event of the Australian, season, the Melbourne Cup, will be decided at Flemiugton this afternoon- Special interest is centred in. the race, as New Zealand! is represented by two competitors, Wairiki and Canteen. The former 1 has been reported to be lame, but the latter 1 is still ai public fancy, and should run. well. As there are nearly forty acceptors a large field should! face the starter. Tartan holds the lead) mi the betting market at 7 to 1, while Lord Cardigan!, probably owing to hia second in the Melbourne intakes, ia .second favourite, at 100 to 11. Our sporting contributor, 'Ra-n----gatira,' anticipates the result as follows: —■ ! Lord Cardigan • 1 : St. Ambrose ..--• 2 ': Canteen 3
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Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10454, 1 November 1904, Page 4
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119MELBOURNE CUP. Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10454, 1 November 1904, Page 4
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